Congo Free State administration

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf administrative entity
gptkbp:administrativeDivision districts
Boma
limited reforms
gptkbp:area 2,344,858 km²
gptkbp:capital Boma
gptkbp:culturalHeritage missionary influence
artifacts and traditions
gptkbp:culturalImpact art and literature
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Congo_franc
gptkbp:demographics population decline
gptkbp:dissolved 1908
gptkbp:economicActivity extraction economy
monopolistic_practices
gptkbp:economicImpact exploitation of labor
gptkbp:education missionary schools
gptkbp:environmentalImpact deforestation
gptkbp:established 1885
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Central_Africa
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:King_Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkbp:healthcare limited access
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped_modern_Congo
gptkbp:historicalLegacy controversial colonial history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod colonial era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Congo_Free_State_charter
exploitation of resources
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congo Free State administration
gptkbp:infrastructure railways
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited
gptkbp:internationalRelations limited diplomatic ties
gptkbp:landUse agriculture and mining
gptkbp:language gptkb:Lingala
gptkbp:legacy human rights violations
gptkbp:legalStatus customary law
limited rights for locals
gptkbp:localGovernment absolute monarchy
gptkbp:majorCities rubber
gptkbp:majorIndustry rubber production
gptkbp:marketSegment European_markets
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Congo_Free_State_Force
gptkbp:nationality various indigenous groups
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Congo_Free_State_rebellion
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Congo_Free_State_atrocities
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkb:Emin_Pasha
gptkbp:officialLanguage French
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:politicalPosition centralized administration
gptkbp:population 20 million (approx.)
gptkbp:publicAccess disease outbreaks
gptkbp:reform gptkb:Belgium
exploitation and extraction
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:socialResponsibility forced labor systems
gptkbp:socialStructure hierarchical society
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:transportation river transport